Quote Originally Posted by Dorcus View Post
It's actually more ludicrous and concerning that Australia made a referendum out of this. Constitutional rights should not be subject to a plebiscite; governments should ensure de facto equal rights to all it's citizens without popular input.
Equal rights do exist for all don't they?

I think that's the point. This would have created something different and proved to be pretty divisive.

Recordings of hate crimes increased during the campaign from what I've read.

Identity politics like this nearly always creates more divisions than it solves.

That is not to say there are gaping inequalities in Australia, as there are. But my mates who live there didn't see how this solved anything and I'm inclined to agree.